CEO Katsuki indicated the mid-to-long-term management plan remains intact despite expectations of weaker near-term results.

Company president Atsushi Katsuki publicly apologized at a Tokyo press conference and acknowledged the cyberattack caused significant system disruption across beer, beverages, and food logistics.

Katsuki emphasized that no ransom was paid, no attackers were contacted, and the company is strengthening risk management and addressing vulnerabilities that were exposed by the breach.

A major cyberattack on Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. disclosed that personal data of nearly 2 million people was compromised, with the incident commencing on September 29 and triggering a multi-month system failure.

December plans include restoring automated orders and shipments, while current operations proceed manually during the rebuild.

The company isolated the compromised datacenter within hours and is restoring systems in phases, with gradual shipment resumption as security validation proceeds; full normalization may delay earnings disclosures.

Although automation and order placement are to resume in December, full shipment resumption for all products may take longer as systems are phased back online.

The disruption affected external beer suppliers and broader industry by causing supply instability, shipping restrictions, and year-end sales suspensions.

Asahi reports no ransom payments and notes ongoing efforts to strengthen risk management and address vulnerabilities, which have been tackled.

The company aims to normalize logistics by February 2026, with automated ordering resuming in December and a staged restoration of shipments as systems are validated for security.

About 30 domestic factories halted orders, production, and shipments since late September, with manual processing in place and only partial production resuming.

There has been no public confirmation of data publication; containment and phased restoration continue.